On Aug. 16, Okaeri, a Nikkei LGBTQ+ program of Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC), became the first LGBTQ+ group to walk in Little Tokyo’s historic Nisei Week Grand Parade. This year marked Nisei Week ...

On Aug. 22, 94-year-old Army veteran Clifford Nakatani was honored on the Dodger Stadium field as the Military Hero of the ...

Chair Grace Meng (D-N.Y.), House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu (D-Torrance), and CAPAC Chair Emerita Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) issued the following statement on Aug. 26 in response to a right-wing ...

By JUDD MATSUNAGA, ESQ. For those of you who wondered what happened to my annual Nisei Week Seminar, I’ll tell you what happened — I’m getting old and close to retirement. But if I did have the energy ...

Winners of the 11th annual Sue Kunitomi Embrey Student Awards were recently recognized at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute. The awards program encourages young people to reflect on civil ...

By DAVID MIYOSHI On Aug. 16, Japanese American military veterans once again stepped onto the streets of Little Tokyo — not simply as parade participants, but as the living continuation of a proud ...

People’s Choice winners Junko Yonezawa and son Kirk Yoshiyuki Yonezawa. Nonprofit second-place winner NALC USA (Jay Sudo). Nonprofit third-place winner Japanese Community Pioneer Center (Yoshiko Ehara ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 7 initiated a recall of more than 10,000 cases of Chili Crisp Lightly Fried Tofu in 29 states, including California, Arizona, Oregon and Washington. The ...

The young representatives who attended Obon in Hawaii (from left): Ryan Muranaka, Kyle Imanishi, Lindsey Kadonaga, Lani Murata, Kamryn Endow, Taizo Ito, Evan Muranaka, Mikey Murata, Troy Kadonaga, ...

Right: Amy Honjiyo shows how old Rafu Shimpo newspapers are folded into bags for bokashi ingredients used to quickly recycle food waste. Bokashi workshops are held bimonthly at the Japanese American ...